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LA reveal’s new scoreboard design for future arena

By Hans Themistode

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 25: A Los Angeles Lakers fan covers his eyes as Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Balmer cheers for his team in the fourth quarter of the game at Staples Center on December 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 25: A Los Angeles Lakers fan covers his eyes as Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Balmer cheers for his team in the fourth quarter of the game at Staples Center on December 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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The LA Clippers have long been viewed as just “the other team” inside their own building. With the Los Angeles Lakers stealing the hearts, affection, and wallets of their longtime supporters, the Clippers have played second fiddle. However, despite being forced to accept their secondary position, the Clippers plan on stepping out of their shadow.

Before the official start of the 2024-25 NBA season, Steve Balmer, the Clippers’ owner, plans to move his team to a brand-new arena in Inglewood, California. By all accounts, their new multi-million dollar home court will be nothing short of a spectacle. After spending the past several years keeping the details of their arena under wraps, the Clippers have decided to pull the curtains back on a uniquely new design.

In most arenas, a scoreboard hovers high above the action. Although both players and fans seem to have no issue with cranking their neck upwards to check out how many points were just scored or to revisit a replay of a mind-numbing play, Balmer is implementing something entirely different.

LA Clippers are pulling out all the stops for their new arena

Replacing the traditional scoreboard placed above the fray will be several screens surrounding the ceiling of the arena. According to those who are in charge of building their new monstrosity, it will be the equivalent of 3,592 60-inch TVs.

Although LA’s new home is still several years away from completion, Balmer couldn’t stop himself from grinning as he went into full-on fan mode, describing his new toy.

“I like the concept of the dome,” said Ballmer to Tim Newcomb of Forbes. “It feels sort of more unique, more energetic. We are trying to build a basketball mecca here and I wanted to make a certain kind of a statement and that is why we went dome. We are the Intuit Dome.”

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